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by reducing the defense budget. but we have to do it in a way that did not simply hollow out the force. every other war, we made a terrible mistake of halloween out the force. coming out of the cold war and vietnam. the attitude was cut out defense. so we cannot repeat that mistake. the best way to do that is to then establish a strategy. what is the defense strategy we won't in order to create the force that we need. not just today, the force of the 21st century. and how do we do this in a way that also meets our commitment to our service members and to our families, so we do not we trust with them. our effort then was aimed at developing a defense strategy. for what we needed in the 21st century. during the course of my first six months as secretary, we work together as a team. everyone in the room. something that was not exactly that prevalent in the past. military over here, billions over here -- not that often do they come together to really work to resolve policy. my approach was that i have to be able to work
by reducing the defense budget. but we have to do it in a way that did not simply hollow out the force. every other war, we made a terrible mistake of halloween out the force. coming out of the cold war and vietnam. the attitude was cut out defense. so we cannot repeat that mistake. the best way to do that is to then establish a strategy. what is the defense strategy we won't in order to create the force that we need. not just today, the force of the 21st century. and how do we do this in a way...
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defense budgeting. at georgetown, we do care about these issues and we share your concerns, as well. in the defense budget of 2013, i understand 19% of the budget is being represented for personnel. about 26% is for procurement. 40% is for operations. if you look at all the different accounts for which the budget is requested, and the sequestration cuts across the board will affect seriously to the manpower, the modernization, and the leadership of the military. i have reviewed a lot of documents of the defense budget for many years in the past. i do not see a way how we can cut the defense budget. i do not see a way how sequestration will occur and not affect these three crucial defense-related areas. now, knowing that only around 4% of the gdp is being constituted by the base defense budget, and a bulk of the gdp -- >> we agree on your facts. what is the question? [laughter] >> right. this is a puzzle to me. my question is, this is really a puzzle. [laughter] how can you balance the budget without eit
defense budgeting. at georgetown, we do care about these issues and we share your concerns, as well. in the defense budget of 2013, i understand 19% of the budget is being represented for personnel. about 26% is for procurement. 40% is for operations. if you look at all the different accounts for which the budget is requested, and the sequestration cuts across the board will affect seriously to the manpower, the modernization, and the leadership of the military. i have reviewed a lot of...
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charles: halftime in defense cuts kicking in big time. aircraft carrier in persian gulf 2-1, the same day that iran's president said quote, it's a nuclear state. >> angry as propaganda video released showing an attack on new york city, foreign affairs committee ed royce is leading this charge, congressman thank you for joining us. we're used ted toed to belidge m north korea but, really you say we must put an end to it right now. >> we need, to we found something that worked in the past, you recall years ago when we cut north korea counterfeiting our $100 bills we put sanctions on the banks that did business with north korea so they could obtain no hard currency, that was very effective. and frankly, whether you bridge bring an economy down like that, for months, as a consequence, "the dictator" could not pay his generals, that is never a good position to be in, if we cut off that hard currency again, that is type of sa sanctions we're pushing more are for right now, we could have a real deterrent effect. charles: but, the fact is no matt
charles: halftime in defense cuts kicking in big time. aircraft carrier in persian gulf 2-1, the same day that iran's president said quote, it's a nuclear state. >> angry as propaganda video released showing an attack on new york city, foreign affairs committee ed royce is leading this charge, congressman thank you for joining us. we're used ted toed to belidge m north korea but, really you say we must put an end to it right now. >> we need, to we found something that worked in the...
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defense secretary leon panetta is expected to announce this week that same-sex spouses of service members will be granted some benefits that have been denied until now. those benefits could include housing on military bases, military i-d cards, and consideration of a same-sex spouse and family in duty assignments. the bi-racial daughter of former segregationist, senator strom thurmond has died. essie mae washington-williams only revealed her identity nine years ago. she kept it a secret until after her father's death beause she "never wanted to do anything to harm her father." thurmond was a segregationist leader for decades. he died in 2-thousand-3 at age 100. essie mae washington-williams died of natural causes. she was 87 years old. still to come this midday more fallout for compounding pharmacies in massachusetts following last year's deadly meningitis outbreak. but first, coming up next, a new report about gun background checks and why there were less of them the number of gun background checks fell last month as retailers ran out of guns. the associated press as background checks dr
defense secretary leon panetta is expected to announce this week that same-sex spouses of service members will be granted some benefits that have been denied until now. those benefits could include housing on military bases, military i-d cards, and consideration of a same-sex spouse and family in duty assignments. the bi-racial daughter of former segregationist, senator strom thurmond has died. essie mae washington-williams only revealed her identity nine years ago. she kept it a secret until...
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. >> today defense secretary leon panetta laid out the consequences for the military after so-called sequestration. package of spending cuts and tax cuts but to the republicans suggested instead cutting the federal work force. today outgoing defense secretary leon panetta warned failure to get a deal will have real consequences for u.s. military readiness. >> this is not a game. this is reality. >> if the automatic cuts go into effect he says expect action from the pentagon including furloughing as many as 800,000 civilian workers for up to 22 days. cutting back on army training and maintenance, shrinking naval operations and reducing air force flying hours and weapons and its. today a group of house republicans proposed cutting the federal work force by 10%. >> our defense should not be used as a bargaining chip because of other policy aspirations of people want to accomplish. >> house speaker john boehner called sequestration a bad idea. he says it was forced upon republicans by president obama. >> it is taking a meat ax to our government and many programs in national defense. >> e
. >> today defense secretary leon panetta laid out the consequences for the military after so-called sequestration. package of spending cuts and tax cuts but to the republicans suggested instead cutting the federal work force. today outgoing defense secretary leon panetta warned failure to get a deal will have real consequences for u.s. military readiness. >> this is not a game. this is reality. >> if the automatic cuts go into effect he says expect action from the pentagon...
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a defense carrier, the u.s.s. harry truman that we can't afford to send to the middle east when we need it there. we need a balanced package of tax reform, tax cuts and some revenue raising to go along with spending cuts and entitlement reform. we need a comprehensive package. it needs to be bipartisan. we need, rick, to stop the name calling. rick: john boehner says he will go along with the sequester as opposed to having to take a bad deal. but there are some republican lawmakers who say let's make a deal here. a lot of republicans are watching their elected leaders saying we are back up on our heels again. >> that's the outstanding question for the republicans. they have to stand for something. they have more cards to play this time than they did in the fiscal cliff deal. they have the debt looming. that cbo report is projecting -- this is a low-ball estimate. 26.6 trillion dollars in national debt by the next 10 years. something has to be done. i find it interesting that speaker boehner said i have been around
a defense carrier, the u.s.s. harry truman that we can't afford to send to the middle east when we need it there. we need a balanced package of tax reform, tax cuts and some revenue raising to go along with spending cuts and entitlement reform. we need a comprehensive package. it needs to be bipartisan. we need, rick, to stop the name calling. rick: john boehner says he will go along with the sequester as opposed to having to take a bad deal. but there are some republican lawmakers who say...
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to obtain a license and provide justification for why you need a gun like target shooting yourself defense if you choose target shooting at the shoot your gun at an approved firing range if you do get a gun it will be a small one is pistols over thirty two caliber and all automatic weapons are outlaw so the strict gun control might explain singapore's lack of homicides despite huge inequality rates but here in america we have no such gun control but we do have wealth inequality that rivals the roman empire again because of ronald reagan and that's part of what's fueling this violence which is why any gun control legislation short of virtually banning most guns of singapore's down will do little to really confront this orgy of gun violence in america only when we address the real force behind any quality and the violence it produces ronald reagan and thirty two years or reaganomics can we do something about the thousands who die every year by way of the gun in america. ronald reagan and those who carried his middle class destroying vision forward are the real triggerman behind all of these
to obtain a license and provide justification for why you need a gun like target shooting yourself defense if you choose target shooting at the shoot your gun at an approved firing range if you do get a gun it will be a small one is pistols over thirty two caliber and all automatic weapons are outlaw so the strict gun control might explain singapore's lack of homicides despite huge inequality rates but here in america we have no such gun control but we do have wealth inequality that rivals the...
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for instance, if you look at cyclicals, defensive, defensive, defensive all the past couple years. now the value play looks like it will be cyclical. basically the cyclicals trade at a pe multiple around 12%. defensive sectors under 14%. cyclicals are up 55% in the past five years and defensive up 24%. something looks out of whack. i think you will start seeing a move into cyclicals right now, maybe out of defensive sectors, if you will. i think that is trend we're going to see to keep continuing bull move. as it continues i don't know. there is reason why. that reason is the market doesn't trust the market or the movement because of the fed's sponsorship of this market. that scares people. it actually should. liz: tim, thank you for the warning. we appreciate it. we'll check in with you in just a few minutes to see how the s&p futures closed. >> sure. david: let's bring in the markets panel. we have ryan detrick and kevin get des. we have to give you, kudos, ryan. you were on in december, in mid-december we were on the edge of a big rally. boy were you spot on there if people list
for instance, if you look at cyclicals, defensive, defensive, defensive all the past couple years. now the value play looks like it will be cyclical. basically the cyclicals trade at a pe multiple around 12%. defensive sectors under 14%. cyclicals are up 55% in the past five years and defensive up 24%. something looks out of whack. i think you will start seeing a move into cyclicals right now, maybe out of defensive sectors, if you will. i think that is trend we're going to see to keep...
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but at the end of the day, the defense cuts, i mean, we're talking about a huge chunk of change that comes from the against industry and the loss potentially of a million jobs at a time when republicans are saying we need to focus on job growth. >> i think it is a bit of an unknown in terms of how exactly it plays. i think republicans are going into this as i said before especially after the fight that we saw a couple weeks ago, i think that it is very hard for republicans in their districts to sell defense cuts as something that was necessary. and, yes, this absolutely had to happen. however, my asterisk on this is that i think anytime you have something like this that is sort of unwielddy and unknown, there is no way that it won't be somewhat problematic for the president. >> i think somewhat problematic is understating it. sequestration is not a win for anybody. i think the gdp report from the fourth quarter, negative growth the first time in i don't know many quarters was i think a real warning signal to how really fragile and weak the economy is and something like a sizable cut
but at the end of the day, the defense cuts, i mean, we're talking about a huge chunk of change that comes from the against industry and the loss potentially of a million jobs at a time when republicans are saying we need to focus on job growth. >> i think it is a bit of an unknown in terms of how exactly it plays. i think republicans are going into this as i said before especially after the fight that we saw a couple weeks ago, i think that it is very hard for republicans in their...
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the flexibility, the agility, nuclear defense, all the capabilities are within the navy. so i am a strong supporter of advancing our navy technology and our efforts. and i will continue to do that if confirmed. >> now, that word re-balancing. that is an important word there. so what does it have to do with the navy? >> it has everything to do with it. everything that obama is trying to do in terms of grand u.s. national security strategy hinges on the navy in some way or another. we're talking about getting out of -- wars that seem to last forever. in the middle east and south asia and move towards where obama and now hagel is committing himself to that there, as well. a more central understanding of u.s. economic and security interests. and that is basically where things are blue and wet. and that -- you know is not really something you ever heard hagel express. it is not really something that somebody from his military background. he was an army sergeant, is really, you know, expecting to have a lot of understanding of. hagel is committing himself there to a really impo
the flexibility, the agility, nuclear defense, all the capabilities are within the navy. so i am a strong supporter of advancing our navy technology and our efforts. and i will continue to do that if confirmed. >> now, that word re-balancing. that is an important word there. so what does it have to do with the navy? >> it has everything to do with it. everything that obama is trying to do in terms of grand u.s. national security strategy hinges on the navy in some way or another....
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always playing defense. because they're saying you're a bad person, the natural human instinct is to say, no, not. and not a bad person. wire you saying that? no evidence for that. our first instinct is to go on the offensive. the real racists for applying to things that are clearly and definitely not racist. he called something a basic economic policy that has nothing to do with jews, that is an anti-semitic move because you're watering down anti-semitism to apply. and they're calling people races without any basis is like the boy you call the wolf. they're making room for real racists. we cannot be sidetracked. i mentioned the sudafed thing earlier. he took out six boxes of sudafed and put them on the table and then says, here's the sudafed. i was not allowed to buy six of these at a time, so why should anybody be allowed to buy thousand bullets at a time when there is no logical connection between the two policies. i could be against both policies, for will policies, against one of for the other and that
always playing defense. because they're saying you're a bad person, the natural human instinct is to say, no, not. and not a bad person. wire you saying that? no evidence for that. our first instinct is to go on the offensive. the real racists for applying to things that are clearly and definitely not racist. he called something a basic economic policy that has nothing to do with jews, that is an anti-semitic move because you're watering down anti-semitism to apply. and they're calling people...
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host: the outgoing secretary of defense was on "meet the press," yesterday. according to the headline, "the first line from leon panetta, it would be a shameful and irresponsible act for congress to allow the automated budget cuts known as sequestration to defect." -- to take affect." here is a bit of that conversation. [video clip] >> we have to plan for that possibility. so many members are saying that they would let it take place. why in god's name would members of congress elected by the american people take a step, badly damaging our national defense, undermining the support for our men and women in uniform. host: you said that this would be catastrophic, but it is not specific. sequester, are we going to be less safe? >> it is not just sequester. that is the piece that was missing in that discussion. under a continuing resolution, the combined effects of sequester and the continuing resolution creates a magnitude of cuts in the last half of the year. we have to absorb $52 billion when you count the effects of sequestration and the continuing resolution.
host: the outgoing secretary of defense was on "meet the press," yesterday. according to the headline, "the first line from leon panetta, it would be a shameful and irresponsible act for congress to allow the automated budget cuts known as sequestration to defect." -- to take affect." here is a bit of that conversation. [video clip] >> we have to plan for that possibility. so many members are saying that they would let it take place. why in god's name would...
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he knows president obama well so he will have that access to secretary of defense. look who has testified for him. senator john warner. senator thad cochran of mississippi is for him. i think he is a good pick. >> sean: he said the united states must eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. he said we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. he said the israelis are keeping the palestinians like caged animals. his comments -- >> ronald reagan wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons. >> sean: he believed peace through strength and different mentality as chuck hagel. he did, but he also believed in strength. the incidents between him and chuck hagel wants to pare down military. it duwlt have the gap of vulnerability that reagan fixed after carter became president. >> what you have to look at is the record. for 12 years, chuck hagel had a very pro-israeli voting record. he is somebody that is very committed to peace in the middle east. he knows the region. he is strong on israel. on iran, he made that comments 12 years ago. all of us have 30 years of public record of vote
he knows president obama well so he will have that access to secretary of defense. look who has testified for him. senator john warner. senator thad cochran of mississippi is for him. i think he is a good pick. >> sean: he said the united states must eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. he said we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. he said the israelis are keeping the palestinians like caged animals. his comments -- >> ronald reagan wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons....
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when the department of homeland security uses them they are used in self-defense. but when i want to use it's considered, i do. >> sean: first of all, it's none of your business. i'm a shooter and that is why i look it. you said a gun is not your best option? >> no. >> sean: so a shooter comes in here. what are you going to do? are you going to grab scissors? >> i'm going to try to exit as quickly as possible. i think the bottom line you are more likely to be shot by law enforcement that arrives on the scene and don't know that you are a bystander and actual shooter. in tucson someone arrived with a gun.... >> sean: do you know how silly this sounds. if you can't get behind a desk and you can't call 911 and if you can't go to where the shooter is, treating like you are in kindergarten. then they are saying use a scissors. then we're going to use scissors. that is ridiculous. >> your keys will be locked in your desk. why do the department of homeland security that it's a great weapon for self-defense but not a great defense for regular citizens. >> sean: they don't
when the department of homeland security uses them they are used in self-defense. but when i want to use it's considered, i do. >> sean: first of all, it's none of your business. i'm a shooter and that is why i look it. you said a gun is not your best option? >> no. >> sean: so a shooter comes in here. what are you going to do? are you going to grab scissors? >> i'm going to try to exit as quickly as possible. i think the bottom line you are more likely to be shot by law...
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the defense cuts are perhaps the most popular part of the cuts. >> defense cuts may be popular, but ultimately, american people, they want congress and the white house to work together and take action and not just let these automatic cuts go into place or continue to have these showdowns, a series -- a mountain range of fiscal cliffs. people are going to want to see everyone on the hill cooperate and work together. they associate that with democrats. >> let's sneak a break in and get the trivia out of the way. we asked who was the longest serving chairman of the house judiciary committee? i know jackie was really fired up about this question. new york democrat emanuel cellar. he was instrumental in eliminating the quota system in immigration law. you see why we asked the question now. if you have a political trivia question for us, e-mail us. we'll be right back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on
the defense cuts are perhaps the most popular part of the cuts. >> defense cuts may be popular, but ultimately, american people, they want congress and the white house to work together and take action and not just let these automatic cuts go into place or continue to have these showdowns, a series -- a mountain range of fiscal cliffs. people are going to want to see everyone on the hill cooperate and work together. they associate that with democrats. >> let's sneak a break in and...
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. >> this is the worst defense i have heard. this is an obama-type defense on spending cuts. next thing you want is revenues to help the post office go through. what's go pac? i'm sorry. >> it's a teachable moment as guy talked about. this is what happens when you allow the government to come in and run an industry that in treery is private. it is not. any decision the post office wants to make to become more efficient, they have to say mother may i. in this administration you see whether it's the epa that wants to continue to regulate the energy industry, trying to do more in the car industry, trying to take over the health care industry. >> can i just interject? you see the problems between government has mother may i decisions over the economy. >> it has nothing to do with the obama administration. the problems of the post office go back way before president obama existed. the reality is it's an inefficient organization that has to answer to the government to make decisions. the problem is people aren't using the post office. >> let me make a quick point. first of all it's
. >> this is the worst defense i have heard. this is an obama-type defense on spending cuts. next thing you want is revenues to help the post office go through. what's go pac? i'm sorry. >> it's a teachable moment as guy talked about. this is what happens when you allow the government to come in and run an industry that in treery is private. it is not. any decision the post office wants to make to become more efficient, they have to say mother may i. in this administration you see...
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rifles you use for hunting broadly, and pistols for self defense. now that balance has shifted and people are buying more pistols than rifles. when we talk about whether this is a reasonable thing for people to buy for their hobby i think what we have to remember is that the kind of use that buyers are imagining has visited very dramatically. where ten years ago you could say possibly the gun owners in america are still thinking about going out and hunting dear. now that balance has really changed. and what they're imagining is a visceral threat to their home or loved ones. what is weird about that, this is a decade in which crime has fallen precipitously. as there is less actual threat of some home invasion or a murder, a mugging the perception of those threats, and the perception of the need to defendoneoneselves has risen. >> john: base on your reporting who do you think the nra really represents, and more importantly, why? >> well, starting in 1999, the industry was under assault like the tobacco makers, the big tobacco was from civil liability
rifles you use for hunting broadly, and pistols for self defense. now that balance has shifted and people are buying more pistols than rifles. when we talk about whether this is a reasonable thing for people to buy for their hobby i think what we have to remember is that the kind of use that buyers are imagining has visited very dramatically. where ten years ago you could say possibly the gun owners in america are still thinking about going out and hunting dear. now that balance has really...
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tomorrow morning outgoing defense secretary leon panetta will speak at georgetown university. he announced he will resign once the senate confirms his successor. live coverage of secretary panetta's speech beginning at 930 eastern here on c-span2 and at c-span.org. >> during the presidency of her husband, james madison as british troops invaded the capitol and the war of 1812 she is known for saving a portrait of george washington and other valuables from the white house. the delhi madison, one of the women who served as first lady in the new original series' first ladies, influence and its image, the republican private lives, interest, and influence on the president bruce with the white house historical association. season one begins president's state of your 18 at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on that c-span, at c-span radio, and c-span.org. the urban institute hosted a discussion about the history of the income tax and about the change their replacement of it. moderating this 90 minute discussion. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the urban
tomorrow morning outgoing defense secretary leon panetta will speak at georgetown university. he announced he will resign once the senate confirms his successor. live coverage of secretary panetta's speech beginning at 930 eastern here on c-span2 and at c-span.org. >> during the presidency of her husband, james madison as british troops invaded the capitol and the war of 1812 she is known for saving a portrait of george washington and other valuables from the white house. the delhi...
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to obtain a license and provide justification for why you need a gun like target shooting yourself defense if you choose target shooting at the shoot your gun at an approved firing range if you do get a gun it will be a small one is pistols over thirty two caliber and all automatic weapons are outlawed so the strict gun control might explain singapore's lack of homicides despite huge inequality rates but here in america we have no such gun control but we do have wealth inequality that rivals the roman empire again because of ronald reagan and that's part of what's fueling this violence which is why any gun control legislation short of virtually banning most guns and singapore is done will do little to really confront this orgy of gun violence in america only when we address the real force behind any quality and the violence it produces ronald reagan and thirty two years of reaganomics can we do something about the thousands who die every year by way of the gun in america. ronald reagan and those who carried these middle class destroying vision forward are the real trigger behind all of the
to obtain a license and provide justification for why you need a gun like target shooting yourself defense if you choose target shooting at the shoot your gun at an approved firing range if you do get a gun it will be a small one is pistols over thirty two caliber and all automatic weapons are outlawed so the strict gun control might explain singapore's lack of homicides despite huge inequality rates but here in america we have no such gun control but we do have wealth inequality that rivals...
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the nra is right now, the national voice of gun manufacturers and their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's votes and maybe this has something to do with the republicans haven't won pennsylvania since the '80s. >>> the birther crowd says this isn't the president shooting a gun. they are really whacko. finally, roman catholics and the issue of birth control, they've found a way for a con kor dat, to use an old term. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >> democrats look to bl b in good shape now. former governor bill well declined a bid today following former senator scott brown's decision. that moons the winner of the democratic primary will likely be the favorite in the june special election. i'm with markey. one more bit of news late today, nbc news learned to tag romney as won't run. tagg was interested in the seat
the nra is right now, the national voice of gun manufacturers and their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's votes and maybe this has something to do with the republicans haven't won pennsylvania since the '80s....
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former prosecutor fred tecce and former defense attorney arthur eye call aidala. they admitted no biases toward any beer companies but maybe some experience drinking -- [laughter] some of these. so, arthur, does the government have a case here? >> well, they're not going to get thrown out of court, let's start out that way. there's a lot of elements the government would have to prove here, but without getting too deep into the weeds, what they really have to prove is it's going to so adversely effect americans that you can't just have this, basically, one beer company that's going to be able to set the prices, set who gets what beer and what city, what state, what up to. the best example was, and this is an extreme example, but they would not allow at&t to buy t-mobile. now, there's very few wireless carriers, but they did not want to just have one mother company controlling everything. jenna: okay. so cell phones is something, though, that a lot of american families use, fred, right? now, beer, i know some of our viewers might argue with me, but it's not like it'
former prosecutor fred tecce and former defense attorney arthur eye call aidala. they admitted no biases toward any beer companies but maybe some experience drinking -- [laughter] some of these. so, arthur, does the government have a case here? >> well, they're not going to get thrown out of court, let's start out that way. there's a lot of elements the government would have to prove here, but without getting too deep into the weeds, what they really have to prove is it's going to so...
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. >> the john brennan nominee, described it as self-defense, okay? a drone, a drone against, you know, an american. and do you have any problem with that one? >> let's go back to the two parts. first the hypocrisy argument. john brennan and all of his ilk of folks who were criticizing the left, criticizing president bush for going into iraq on preemption, on self-defense before we were attacked and the left has been going for eight years, you know, bush lied, people die, all based on the issue of preemption. and here we have now, this administration who is against all of this, now saying, the same rationale that president bush-- >> hypocrisy is one issue and i give that one to you, but are you not troubled by the fact and this is also sort of looped into hypocrisy. a new discussion with the obama administration wanting to bring gitmo to new york and give them trials where they have lawyers, rights to appeal. cross examination, decided by a jury and yet here under this government program, a high government official, i don't know who that is. judge, ju
. >> the john brennan nominee, described it as self-defense, okay? a drone, a drone against, you know, an american. and do you have any problem with that one? >> let's go back to the two parts. first the hypocrisy argument. john brennan and all of his ilk of folks who were criticizing the left, criticizing president bush for going into iraq on preemption, on self-defense before we were attacked and the left has been going for eight years, you know, bush lied, people die, all based...
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all that you can to demonstrate unequivocally why diplomacy and development are right up there with defense. how when we think about who we are as americans, it's because we are united and committed across our government to do whatever is required to fulfill the missions we have assumed as public officials and public servants. >> right up there with defense. that is one of the big ideas of the obama presidency, right? essentially, reorienting how america deals with the world away from the u.s. military and toward u.s. diplomacy. to upscale our soft power capacity as a country so we have more options beyond just the option of force. this president did a lot to advance that idea simply by putting somebody as high profile as hillary clinton in the job of america's head diplomat. but the overall goal of upscaling state, upscaling diplomacy and development so they are right up there with defense, like she said today, that is widely regarded as a goal that is not yet realized. secretary clinton alluded to that fact today when she said she now plans to become an advocate for that cause from the ou
all that you can to demonstrate unequivocally why diplomacy and development are right up there with defense. how when we think about who we are as americans, it's because we are united and committed across our government to do whatever is required to fulfill the missions we have assumed as public officials and public servants. >> right up there with defense. that is one of the big ideas of the obama presidency, right? essentially, reorienting how america deals with the world away from the...
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they do seem prepared even though they don't like the defense cuts, to possibly let this measure go through. they also are girding for another big battle over potentially a debt ceiling extension months down the road, and they're really thinking about, you know, a fight over the sequester or not, using this sort of yearlong view and thinking about the bats down the road and not using all their leverage right now. >> we got some projections yesterday on the deficit, projected to be $845 billion, that would be under a trillion for the first time since 2008. does this play into all of this discussion at all? >> i mean, it's fairly consistent with the president's proposal, which is to say he doesn't want to cut spending too much right now. he wants to do some long-term spending reduction on the de deficit. republicans say don't trust him. i don't think republicans will be swayed by the cbo report. they have what they see as a mandate from voters, cut spending. >> let me bring in congressman john yarmuth. what would you like to see? >> i think some of the spending you mentioned could be very you
they do seem prepared even though they don't like the defense cuts, to possibly let this measure go through. they also are girding for another big battle over potentially a debt ceiling extension months down the road, and they're really thinking about, you know, a fight over the sequester or not, using this sort of yearlong view and thinking about the bats down the road and not using all their leverage right now. >> we got some projections yesterday on the deficit, projected to be $845...
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outgoing defense secretary panetta slammed democrats and republicans for their game of chicken. >> let's see how bad it can get in order to have the other party blink. >> reporter: some senate republicans today said push the deadline back seven months. but house speaker john boehner said in effect he will not blink. >> at some point, washington has to deal with its spending problem. i've watched them kick the can down the road for 22 years that i've been here. i've had enough of it. it's time to act. >> reporter: another obama/boehner battle. for now the dead line stands. 23 days and no deal yet. i'm steve handlesman. >>> floyd corkins is 28 years old. he entered his this morning and told the judge he intended to make a statement against gay rights opponents. he shot a security guard inside downtown headquarters of a christian group. although wounded, the guard wrestled the gun away. he was carrying a bag of ammunition and some sandwiches. prosecutors say he planned to smear the sandwiches in the face of his shooting victims. this is the first time a defendant has been charged and convic
outgoing defense secretary panetta slammed democrats and republicans for their game of chicken. >> let's see how bad it can get in order to have the other party blink. >> reporter: some senate republicans today said push the deadline back seven months. but house speaker john boehner said in effect he will not blink. >> at some point, washington has to deal with its spending problem. i've watched them kick the can down the road for 22 years that i've been here. i've had enough...
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nra is right now, the national voice of gunman ewe fa manufact their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's votes and maybe this has something to do with the republicans haven't won pennsylvania since the '80s. >>> the birther crowd says this isn't the president shooting a gun. they are really whacko. finally, roman catholics and the issue of birth control, they've found a way for a con kor dat, to use an old term. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ and you'll dump your old broom. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that la
nra is right now, the national voice of gunman ewe fa manufact their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's votes and maybe this has something to do with the republicans haven't won pennsylvania since the '80s. >>>...
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whether you gut defense or whether you gut domestic programs. it's the same reduction in gdp, the same reduction in expenditures. you can argue about what the federal government should be spending money on, but if you dramatically reduce expenditures at a time of national recession, and i think we're still in a recession, then you're going to see a decline in jobs. it is not an answer to say the house has passed something that they know is dead on arrival in the senate. >> maybe fa doesn't matter right now. is the debt not a priority right now? is growth more of a priority than reining in the debt? >> i don't think they're mutually exclusive. government growth is not going to get us out of this mess. private sector growth is. right now government growth is a drag on the private sector. every day the president threatens to raise a tax or another. as long as the threat of new taxes, huge regulations from the epa hang over the private sector, we're not going to get the growth we need. >> you know one of the biggest drags on fourth quarter gdp that
whether you gut defense or whether you gut domestic programs. it's the same reduction in gdp, the same reduction in expenditures. you can argue about what the federal government should be spending money on, but if you dramatically reduce expenditures at a time of national recession, and i think we're still in a recession, then you're going to see a decline in jobs. it is not an answer to say the house has passed something that they know is dead on arrival in the senate. >> maybe fa...
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run the defense apparatus. that includes all of the officers. i think there are over 50 presidential appointees in the department of defense. obviously, there are uniformed military, 1.3 million of them. all of these people are required to manage the department. i think fundamental to me, and then answered your question, it is accountability. we have had some discussions today about audits. all institutions must be accountable. elected officials are accountable. we are all accountable. and the emphasis on accountability i do not think could ever be overstated. you give managers flexibility, resources, but you give them direction and expectations. they have to be very clear, direct, and defined. but not to the point where you do not want their input and their ability to be flexible with their management. in my opinion, that is the key to anything, but surely it is the key to something as large as the department of defense. a number of questions were asked of me today about specific programs, submarine programs,
run the defense apparatus. that includes all of the officers. i think there are over 50 presidential appointees in the department of defense. obviously, there are uniformed military, 1.3 million of them. all of these people are required to manage the department. i think fundamental to me, and then answered your question, it is accountability. we have had some discussions today about audits. all institutions must be accountable. elected officials are accountable. we are all accountable. and the...